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Show I ABSENCE OF JOSEPH OEZATLY FACILITATES BUSINESS OF HOUSE. Again was Joseph absent and again did the House clean up a lengthy calendar without holding an evening session. Monday Mon-day was the day the work waa done, and j the 'House 'srorked late m the afternoon ln order that it might not .have to meet again after dinner. ' . . Merrill's H. B. No. 102. relating to the . State Board of Equalisation, passed the ' House, after a motion -made by Simons to strike out the non-partisan clause had failed. Under the provisions of the bill the board la-reconstructed and new duties du-ties provided. ' On the' final vote on the bill Speaker pro tern. Kfnney announced that it had passed by -a vote of to . Whfcn his attention was called to the emergency clause he -changed bis announcement by aaying that It had. passed without the emergency clause., (speaker Hull, who held Kinney's seat, rose to his feet and said that he had had the opinion of several sev-eral of the best lawyers In the 8tate on the construction, of the law and that It was the unanimous opinion that a bill so passed would be knocked out by the courts. Roberts promptly gave notice of calling for a reconsideration of the vote Tueaday. Edward's bulk law. providing that a list of all creditors must be made to intending purchasers of stock of merchandise In bulk, passed the House with ene dissenting dissent-ing vote. McCrea sal4 that he believed the-bill should be referred to the Judiciary committee for an opinion as to Its constitutionality con-stitutionality and voted against tha bllL . Seven other bills passed the House with little trouble, .- . . |